Monthly Archives: June 2012

New Voice

0116_young-maestro_620Choral Society begins search for new director   After two years under the direction of Dr. Timothy Powell, the Columbia County Choral Society is looking for a new director. “Dr. Powell has just done wonderful things with the Choral Society,”
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Marina Rebirth

P1080342New owner has work cut out for him Before Mike Jansen — owner of Classic City Marinas and the new lessee of the Little River Marina and Family Resort at Thurmond Lake — properly takes over as owner of his
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After This Summer, I’m Going to Need a Vacation

brother-and-sister-holding-hands,-boy-helping-girl,-raising-kids,-raising-affectionate-childrenObviously, it’s summer. The rising heat is a clear indicator. It’s supposed to hit 100 this week. The days are long, Facebook is over-filled with vacation pictures and the kids are out of school. I’ve said it before: I love
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Jumbo Zoning

DSC_0050Though the circus has definitely not left town — it’s an election year, remember… it won’t be leaving town until November — there’s at least one elephant around these parts who has apparently overstayed his welcome. It seems Columbia County
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Healing Garden

DSC_0580Local scout’s project benefits Walton Rehab patients  by Valerie Emerick Eagle Scout Troop No. 2 is very lucky to have a young man like Kevin Wayne Sheppard among its ranks. While most 16-year-olds have probably spent a good portion of the
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So it Begins…

Joe Neal Jr. started serving his 100 hours of community service right where he was ordered to do it — the wastewater treatment plant. Sure, it the Reed Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and not the wastewater treatment plant everyone wanted
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Little Bar, Big Sound

It goes without saying that downtown Augusta has the best music scene in the CSRA. That’s just plain and simple. From the same bands that play every week to the national rock acts to unknown hidden talents, you never know
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News Flash

The wide-open parameters of this column’s subject matter are both a great asset and maddening liability. On the one hand, I can write about pretty much anything I want. That’s why subjects have ranged from Rick Santorum is a Poop-Face
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Star Treatment

Hotel chain gives local Sheraton top national prize by Amy Christian It’s a David and Goliath kind of story: A small Sheraton hotel in Augusta, certainly nice but not very flashy or trendy, goes up against all its brothers and
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“I’m Ready for Barrow”

Sheffield relishes underdog role   Dublin attorney Maria Sheffield is the least known, least funded and probably the least feared among the four Republican candidates eyeing each other for the chance to run against Democratic incumbent John Barrow for Georgia’s
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